Plunder-Chapter 216: Taking Advantage of the Weakness
Thinking of that person, Qiao En’s heart could no longer remain calm.
She got out of bed in her pajamas and walked toward Auntie Jiang’s bedroom, just as Auntie Jiang had put the child to sleep and came out for a drink of water.
"Mom, I want to talk to you,"
Qiao En approached her.
Auntie Jiang sidestepped Qiao En and went straight to the kitchen.
"It’s late, I’m tired, let’s talk tomorrow."
Qiao En didn’t say much, she just immediately pulled open Auntie Jiang’s room door and went in.
"What are you doing?"
Auntie Jiang, not bothering with her water, hurried after her in quick steps,
She kept her voice low, not wanting to wake anyone.
But what she did not know was that except for Qiao En getting up, Zhou Jin’an had also gotten up.
At that moment, he was at the corner of the second floor.
As Qiao En entered Auntie Jiang’s bedroom, he went downstairs and stood outside Auntie Jiang’s bedroom door.
Eavesdropping wasn’t a good habit, but his confusion was slowly magnifying, and he hoped to know the truth immediately.
Even one could say, to confirm his suspicions.
Qiao En had already walked over to the bed where Auntie Jiang had settled the child well.
He lay there, sleeping soundly, his fair little face chubby, truly adorable.
"Yayun, go out, don’t wake Qiqi up,"
Auntie Jiang grabbed Qiao En’s hand, trying to push her out of the bedroom.
"You’ve met her, haven’t you?"
Qiao En suddenly spoke.
Auntie Jiang’s hand froze instantly,
Her eyes were frantic, unwilling to admit, yet she didn’t deny it either.
"It’s late, please go out. I need to sleep."
"Mom—"
Qiao En raised her voice a bit, "You’ve already recognized her, right? She’s your daughter, my sister too, why have you kept this from me?"
Auntie Jiang was like a child who had done something wrong, her head hanging low.
"Yayun, the reason mom didn’t tell you also has to do with mom’s concerns. I lost you all in the first half of my life and then lost another daughter later. I was very scared."
As soon as Auntie Jiang spoke, her voice choked up.
She tried to hold back her tears, but still, they streamed down.
Qiao En walked over, put her arm around Auntie Jiang’s shoulder.
"Mom, you won’t lose us again. Isn’t everything fine now? We’re all together as a family."
Auntie Jiang kept shaking her head.
"Yayun, I know everything; I know about Niannian and Zhou’s situation. Mom didn’t expect that both you sisters would fall for Zhou. But now it’s different, you’ve married Zhou, mom has advised her not to interfere in your life."
Upon hearing this, Qiao En fell silent.
She was certainly aware of Chen Yin’s obsession with Zhou Jin’an.
"Do you know what’s going on with this child?"
Qiao En led Auntie Jiang to sit down by the bed.
Auntie Jiang’s loving gaze stayed on the child as she reached to tuck herself in with the blanket again.
"She told me some things, this child is Zhou’s. Yayun, it’s been a long time, I know it’s hard for you to accept, but the child is innocent, right?"
"Mom—"
Qiao En’s brow furrowed as she didn’t know how to explain Chen Yin’s current relationship with Zhou Jin’an to Auntie Jiang.
Auntie Jiang stopped Qiao En, "Yayun, I want to keep this child close and take good care of him. If you mind, I will take him back to Gu Yuan."
"This child is not Zhou Jin’an’s,"
Qiao En said decisively.
"Impossible," Auntie Jiang denied, "She told me herself that this child is Zhou’s, she wouldn’t lie to me. If it bothers you that much, I will take him away first thing tomorrow morning, I absolutely won’t let this affect you and Zhou’s life."
"It’s not that I mind that. Mom, where is she now?"
Qiao En was eager to know Chen Yin’s whereabouts, but Auntie Jiang fell silent.
"I don’t know."
She bowed her head, clenching her hands, refusing to speak.
"You know, you must have stayed in contact, right? Mom, you care for her, and I’m also very worried about her. But she has made many mistakes and needs to be responsible for her actions."
"Do you want her to go to prison?"
Auntie Jiang shook her head frantically, "I would never let her go to prison. You have no idea how much she has suffered, how she lived in the orphanage, and you still want her to go to jail?"
"Get out, get out."
Auntie Jiang became agitated all at once, seemingly angry. She grabbed Qiao En’s arm and forcefully pushed her out of the room.
Zhou Jin’an was just outside the door. He had intended to avoid her, but it was too late.
"Mom, listen to me—"
But Auntie Jiang didn’t want to listen, she threw Qiao En out of the door and immediately locked it.
Qiao En, not willing to give up, knocked on the door again.
But Auntie Jiang didn’t respond.
"Stop knocking, let’s go back to our room."
Zhou Jin’an held onto Qiao En.
He lowered his voice and said by Qiao En’s ear, "Don’t worry, I can find her. It’s late, we should head back to our room."
He wrapped his arm around Qiao En’s shoulders, helping her up to the second-floor bedroom.
"Thank you for believing in me."
The two leaned against the headboard, Zhou Jin’an turned to Qiao En and said.
His eyes, clear and deep, shimmered with a profound light, stars shining, but they were lit for Qiao En.
"We’re husband and wife, of course I believe in you."
Qiao En responded.
"Do you know how to make her appear?"
Zhou Jin’an nodded slightly, "Since she has contact with mom, she will definitely slip up. As for this child, we don’t know his identity, but we can guess that it was intentional."
"Intentional?"
Qiao En felt confused.
Zhou Jin’an let out a slight sigh, "I know her character, this is her style, to pretend to release to capture. She sent a child here, just to see us in chaos, so she can take advantage of the situation."
"The child is innocent."
Qiao En lamented.
Zhou Jin’an clutched Qiao En’s hand, softly saying, "She’s a person who won’t stop until she achieves her goal, no matter the cost. Whether it’s someone standing in for her or now this child, they are just her pawns."
"When will all this stop?"
Qiao En asked, leaning on Zhou Jin’an’s shoulder.
"Leave it to me, I will put an end to this all soon."
"But what about mom? She’s full of guilt now, constantly trying to make amends, yet she doesn’t realize her guilt is being exploited."
This was what Qiao En was most worried about.
She was afraid that the day Chen Yin was arrested, Auntie Jiang would break down.
"That won’t happen, mom has been through a lot, she is much stronger inside than we think."
While Qiao En was still worried for Auntie Jiang, Chen Yin sought her out again.
"Niannian, where are you? Qiqi cried several times today, always clamoring for his mom."
Upon connecting the call, Auntie Jiang hurriedly reported the situation.
Chen Yin seemed annoyed, "I’m safe now, don’t worry about me. Let him cry if he likes to cry, don’t spoil him too much. By the way, what’s the situation over there? Have Zhou Jin’an and your daughter started fighting yet?"
Chen Yin’s words had a hint of schadenfreude.
But Auntie Jiang couldn’t tell.
"Yayun is indeed very angry, they are all searching for you now."
"Why are they looking for me? I’ll go back after the two of them get divorced, but you must not tell them that you’re in contact with me."
"Don’t worry, I won’t say a word."
"Do you have money? I’m a bit short right now, can you transfer some money to me?"
Chen Yin asked Auntie Jiang for money.
Auntie Jiang, deeply concerned for her daughter, didn’t think twice, "I’ll transfer ten thousand to you immediately, and if that’s not enough, just let me know. Niannian, you are out there on your own, don’t be too hard on yourself. Mom wasn’t by your side all these years, you—"
"Enough, I get it, why do you babble so much? Is the phone call free? Just transfer ten thousand to me now, and if you have time tomorrow during the day, go to the bank and transfer more to me. I’ll pay you back after this period."
"You don’t need to pay me back, you don’t have to pay me back, this is what mom owes you."
Chen Yin had no patience to listen any further, "I’ve got other things to do, I’m hanging up now."
After hanging up the phone, Auntie Jiang quickly transferred ten thousand yuan to Chen Yin.
Although the money was sent, she couldn’t sleep at all.
At the crack of dawn, Auntie Jiang tiptoed out of the house.
What she didn’t know was that someone had been tailing her the whole time.
